Sounds Like San Diego: May 22

Published at 7:43 AM PDT on May 22, 2015

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Friday night is jam-packed with some incredible shows for your aural pleasure. The legendary punk band X plays the first of two nights at the Observatory North Park, performing its first two albums, "Los Angeles" and "Wild Gift," in their entirety. Meanwhile Paramore are at the Open Air Theatre, our buddies in Buddy Banter are at Soda Bar, and TikiBeat goes off at the Lafayette Hotel. Sage Francis will sell out the Casbah, so grab tickets early, and Jesse Marchant -- an amazing singer/songwriter who used to play under his initials, JBM -- is playing for free at the Whistle Stop. The big deal of the night, however, is Pinback at the Belly Up, mostly because after some cryptic posts from Rob Crow alluding to quitting music, we really don't know if this is the last San Diego show ever or not. Don't take your chances. See them on Friday to bid farewell or, at least, "until next time."